TWITTER: @ArianFoster
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009...released by Texans on Sept. 5, 2009...signed to Texans practice squad on Sept. 6, 2009...signed to Texans active roster on Nov. 17, 2009.
HONORS:
Elected to the 2012 Pro Bowl
Played in the 2011 Pro Bowl as a starter
Associated Press First-Team All-Pro (2010) ; Second-Team All-Pro (2011)
Sporting News All-Pro (2010)
Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL Team (2010)
Pro Football Weekly/Prof Football Writers of America Most Improved Player (2010)
Three-time AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1, 2010; Week 4, 2011; Week 7, 2011)
Two-time AFC Offensive Player of the Month (September, 2010; October, 2011)
FedEx Ground Player of the Week (Week 1, 2010; Week 17, 2010)
FedEx Ground Player of the Year Finalist (2010)
Houston Texans Team MVP (2010)
ESPY - NFL Strongest Performance (2011)
Selected to 2013 Pro Bowl
CAREER:
Ranks second in franchise history with 3,097 yards and first with 24 rushing touchdowns
Led NFL in rushing in 2010 and recorded the most rushing yards ever by an undrafted player with 1,616 yards, surpassing Priest Holmes’ previous record of 1,615 set in 2002
Was the third player in NFL history to amass 1,600 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards in a season
Finished 2009 with 54 carries for 257 yards and three touchdowns to go with eight receptions for 93 yards
Has 15 100-yard rushing games and three 100-yard receiving games in his career
Became the fifth player in NFL history to surpass 1,000 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards in consecutive seasons (2010-11)
2011 (Houston 13/13):
Third in NFL in scrimmage yards and averaged an NFL-best 141.6 yards per game
Finished the season with 278 rushes for 1,224 yards and 10 touchdowns along with 53 receptions for 617 yards and two touchdowns
Inactive for three games
Made his 2011 debut, rushing for 33 yards on 10 carries at Miami (9/18)
Returned to starting lineup vs. Pittsburgh (10/2) and ran for 155 yards on 30 carries, including a 42-yard touchdown run which proved to be the game winner
Set a career-high with 116 yards receiving on five receptions while rushing for an additional 68 yards on 22 carries vs. Oakland (10/9)
Became the first Texans player to surpass 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game and 32nd all-time, finishing with 115 yards rushing and 119 yards receiving with three touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) at Tennessee (10/23)
Ran for 112 yards on 33 carries and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (10/30)
Had 19 carries for 124 yards including a 19-yard touchdown run vs. Cleveland (11/6)
Joined Walter Payton as the only back to have two 70+ yard touchdown receptions in a season since 1970 after he had a 78-yard touchdown reception as part of 102-yard receiving and 84-yard rushing day at Tampa Bay (11/13)
Carried 31 times for 111 yards and a touchdown vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive season while running for 109 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown vs. Carolina (12/18)
Ran for season-high 158 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (12/22)
Finished the postseason with 51 rushes for 285 yards, the most by any running back in NFL history in his first two playoff games, and three touchdowns; also caught eight passes for 51 yards
Started in his postseason debut and rushed for 153 yards on 24 carries with two scores, including a 42-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter, and caught three passes for 29 yards in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
Rushed 27 times for 132 yards, the most ever given up by Baltimore’s defense in a postseason game, and a touchdown to go along with five receptions for 22 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)
TWITTER: @ArianFoster
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009...released by Texans on Sept. 5, 2009...signed to Texans practice squad on Sept. 6, 2009...signed to Texans active roster on Nov. 17, 2009.
HONORS:
Elected to the 2012 Pro Bowl
Played in the 2011 Pro Bowl as a starter
Associated Press First-Team All-Pro (2010) ; Second-Team All-Pro (2011)
Sporting News All-Pro (2010)
Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL Team (2010)
Pro Football Weekly/Prof Football Writers of America Most Improved Player (2010)
Three-time AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1, 2010; Week 4, 2011; Week 7, 2011)
Two-time AFC Offensive Player of the Month (September, 2010; October, 2011)
FedEx Ground Player of the Week (Week 1, 2010; Week 17, 2010)
FedEx Ground Player of the Year Finalist (2010)
Houston Texans Team MVP (2010)
ESPY - NFL Strongest Performance (2011)
Selected to 2013 Pro Bowl
CAREER:
Ranks second in franchise history with 3,097 yards and first with 24 rushing touchdowns
Led NFL in rushing in 2010 and recorded the most rushing yards ever by an undrafted player with 1,616 yards, surpassing Priest Holmes’ previous record of 1,615 set in 2002
Was the third player in NFL history to amass 1,600 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards in a season
Finished 2009 with 54 carries for 257 yards and three touchdowns to go with eight receptions for 93 yards
Has 15 100-yard rushing games and three 100-yard receiving games in his career
Became the fifth player in NFL history to surpass 1,000 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards in consecutive seasons (2010-11)
2011 (Houston 13/13):
Third in NFL in scrimmage yards and averaged an NFL-best 141.6 yards per game
Finished the season with 278 rushes for 1,224 yards and 10 touchdowns along with 53 receptions for 617 yards and two touchdowns
Inactive for three games
Made his 2011 debut, rushing for 33 yards on 10 carries at Miami (9/18)
Returned to starting lineup vs. Pittsburgh (10/2) and ran for 155 yards on 30 carries, including a 42-yard touchdown run which proved to be the game winner
Set a career-high with 116 yards receiving on five receptions while rushing for an additional 68 yards on 22 carries vs. Oakland (10/9)
Became the first Texans player to surpass 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game and 32nd all-time, finishing with 115 yards rushing and 119 yards receiving with three touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) at Tennessee (10/23)
Ran for 112 yards on 33 carries and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (10/30)
Had 19 carries for 124 yards including a 19-yard touchdown run vs. Cleveland (11/6)
Joined Walter Payton as the only back to have two 70+ yard touchdown receptions in a season since 1970 after he had a 78-yard touchdown reception as part of 102-yard receiving and 84-yard rushing day at Tampa Bay (11/13)
Carried 31 times for 111 yards and a touchdown vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive season while running for 109 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown vs. Carolina (12/18)
Ran for season-high 158 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (12/22)
Finished the postseason with 51 rushes for 285 yards, the most by any running back in NFL history in his first two playoff games, and three touchdowns; also caught eight passes for 51 yards
Started in his postseason debut and rushed for 153 yards on 24 carries with two scores, including a 42-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter, and caught three passes for 29 yards in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
Rushed 27 times for 132 yards, the most ever given up by Baltimore’s defense in a postseason game, and a touchdown to go along with five receptions for 22 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)
2010 (Houston 16/13):
Led NFL in rushing yards (1,616), scrimmage yards (2,220), scoring by a non-kicker (108 points), touchdowns (18) and first downs (123), all of which were Texans team records
Ran for a franchise-record 231 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries vs. Indianapolis (9/12), becoming the first player in NFL history to run for 200-plus yards and three touchdowns on opening weekend
His 231 yards rushing in a game were the seventh-most in NFL history, earning him AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week honors
Rushed for 133 yards on 17 carries, including a 74-yard touchdown on his first carry of the game and caught three passes for 56 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown reception at Oakland (10/3)
Had 143 yards rushing on 30 carries and another nine receptions for a season-high 75 yards, totaling 218 all-purpose yards vs. Tennessee (11/28)
Broke RB Steve Slaton’s single-season franchise rushing record of 1,282 yards from 2008 as he ran for 100 yards on 20 carries and added four catches for 25 yards vs. Baltimore (12/13) on Monday Night Football
Wrapped up the NFL rushing title with 180 yards on 31 carries and two touchdowns in the season finale vs. Jacksonville (1/2), earning FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors for the second time in the 2010 season
2009 (Houston 6/1):
Saw action in the last six games of his rookie season, starting one, and finished the season with 257 yards on 54 carries and three touchdowns
Made his NFL debut vs. Tennessee (11/23) and played on special teams where he assisted on one tackle
Saw action at running back for the first time in his NFL career vs. Seattle (12/13)
Scored his first career touchdown on a 17-yard run up the middle in the second quarter at Miami (12/27) and finished the game with 19 carries for 97 yards
Made his first career start vs. New England (1/3/10) and posted his first career 100-yard game, rushing for 119 yards and two scores on 20 carries
COLLEGE:
Rushed for 2,964 yards in four years at the University of Tennessee
Led the team with 570 rushing yards and a touchdown as a senior in 2008
Finished sixth among SEC rushing leaders with 1,193 yards and 12 touchdowns along with 39 receptions for 340 yards and two scores as a junior in 2007, earning second-team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and Rivals.com
Rushed 91 times for 322 yards with five touchdowns and caught 11 passes for 88 yards as a sophomore in 2006
Earned freshman All-America accolades from Rivals.com and The Sporting News in 2005 when he ran for 879 yards and five touchdowns
Ran for a career-high 223 yards against Vanderbilt
Redshirted during the 2004 season
PERSONAL:
San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-San Diego Western League Player of the Year as a senior at Mission Bay High School
Named All-West Region by PrepStar and also earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors
Led county with 2,500 all-purpose yards, racking up 2,093 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns while adding six scores on kickoff returns as senior in 2003
Was a member of the basketball and track and field squads in addition to the football team
